Kailway-tie anb  bkace



I. G. SMITH. RAILWAX TIEAND BRACE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22. 19:5.

Patented Aug.

1, 1916. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1. 7

J. G. SMITH.

RAILWAY TIE AND BRAGE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.22. 1915.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JAMES G. SMITH, OF LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS.

' RAILWAY-TIE AND BRACE.

LJIQSMMB.

Application filed April 22, 1915.

To all whom it may concern JAMES G. SMITH,

Be it known that I,

States, residing at a citizen of the United Litchfield, in the State of- Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Braces, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates 'to combined ties and rail braces for railway 'railsand has for one of'it's objects to improve the construction and increase the efiiciency and durability of devices of this character.

' tion.

- cushion members.

Another object of the invention isto provide a simply constructed device in which the rails are supported both from lateral and vertical movement, while at the same time, the jars and concussions incident to devices of this character are materially reduced.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter shown. and

described and then specifically pointed out,

in the claims; and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention- Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of one of the improved ties and rail braces. Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the improved rail braces with the rails in secenlarged section on the line 4=-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the improved ties. Fig. 6 is a perspective view from beneath of one of the Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the rail brace in modified construction.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description andindicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved device includes a sleeper or principally ofconcrete or like material or compound and comprising a body portion, represented as a whole A0, with upwardly directed terminal portions 12, the inner ends of the portions 12 conforming to the outlines of the outer portions of a railway rail, the latter being repres'ented conventionally at 13. Formed in the upper face of the body portion 10'of the tie,

tie formed I near each of the enlarged portions 12 is' a recess 14 to receive a bearing member 15 of relatively hard rubber or like yieldable Specification of Letters Patent.

county of Montgomery and Fig. 3 is a plan View. Fig. 4: is an Patented M 1, rate.

Serial'No.23,166.

material. The recess 14 the rails 13 .Formed in the bottom of each recess 14 is a cavity or socket 16 to receive a rib '17 directed downwardly from the bearing member 15'. By this means the bearing member is prevented from lateral displacement at the ends of the recess. The whole weight of the rails is thus borne by the member 15, as will be obvious. The upwardly directed portions of, the tie thus prevent all outward movement of therailsand firmly brace; and support the same.

Embedded within the tie are layers of wire cloth webbing, indicated at 18, to reinforce the material ingly increase its strength and resisting quality. Any required number of the layers 18 may be employed and will preferably be shorter and of less width than the body of the tie so that-portions of the concrete will be disposed externally of the edges of the reinforcing members. Thus the reinforcing members are wholly covered and protected and do not show externally of the material of the tie. The body portion of the tie will be of concrete of suitable proportions and the tie will bemolded in the ordinary manner but as the molds form no part of the invention, they are not illustrated. Any suitable form of molds may be employed and constructed of any suitable material. ties may be of any required size but generally the central body portiomwill be about twelve inches high an nine inches Wide, while the projecting portions 12 will extend to a point-about even with ball portions of the'rails, but these dimensions may be varied as may be required. The total length will generally be about eight feet, or equal to an ordinary tie.

Engaged with the rails 13 at the sides of each tie 10are rail braces, each constructed of coacting members 1920, the member 19 being reduced'at one end as shown at 21 and projecting by the reduced portion beneath the flange of the rail13 and with an integralrail brace 22 to engage over the flange and against the web ball head of the rail. reduced at 23 to bear site rail and provided with a rail brace corresponding to the rail brace 22, and

beneath the oppoofthe' tie and correspond-- and beneaththo The member 20 is The , bined length of the members 1920 is less than the "distance between the railsso that the confronting ends will be spaced a con.-

siderable distance apart as shown. The member 19 is providedwith a threaded socket,

indicated at 25, whilethe member 20 is provided with. a similar threaded socket 26.

v The threads of the sockets are right and left handed to receive a bolt 27 with the threads also right and left handed.

At its center the bolt 27 is provided with a wrench receiving enlargement 28. By this means the members 1920 may be moved away from each'otherby actuating the bolt 27 as will be obvious, and thus apply a strong outward pressure against the rails to hold them firmly against the enlargements 12 of the tie. Jam nuts 29-30.

will preferably be employed to prevent accidental displacement or backward movement of the tie after the latter has been strained, and thus retain the requisite rigidity between the brace and rails.

The, braces will preferably be located about midway between each pair of ties, but may be located close to the ties, if preferred. v

.Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. A railway rail support comprising a tiehaving rail brace portions adapted to bear against the outer faces of the rails and with recesses for cushion memof the sockets, and spreader devices adapted to engage the inner faces of the rails at each side of the tie and independent thereof.

8. A railway rail support comprising a tie of concrete material having integral rail brace portions adapted to bear against the outer faces ofthe rails and with recesses for cushion members, said recesses each having a depression forming a socket, a cushion member engaging each of said recesses and adapted to support the rails and each having a lug engaging in one of the sockets, and

spreader devices adapted to engage the in nerfaces of the rails at each side of the tie and independent thereof.

In testimony whereof I afi ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES G. SMITH. [Ls] Witnesses:

DAVID DAVIES, CHARLES E. MORGAN. 

